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Creating a new life in the middle of a pandemic
“Life can bring much pain, there are many ways to deal with this pain, choose wisely” – J Cole About a year ago in the midst of quarantine I was wracked night after night with thoughts about my future. I started to really think about what I wanted to achieve and if I was using…
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Lessons I Learned as an Int’l Student
I became an international student at 17 in the spring of 2014. The following 4 and 1/2 years I “came into myself”. I grew up in Jamaica, however my formative years were spent in the United States. My experience as an international student has shaped my outlook on the world, independence, higher education, work, money,…
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ICC Day Beach Clean Up
Last year September I remember scrolling online and seeing so many people participate in International Coastal Clean Up Day from around the world. I thought to myself that I want to make sure that I am a part of this for this year. As with anything in life a thought can become a reality. On…
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Climate change and its effects on small island states — Speak Now Jamaica
As an aspiring Environmentalist, it is important to me to write pieces like this. Climate Change is a major threat to islands in the Caribbean and something all small island developing states’ citizens should be worried about. Nicolas Kitchin, is a 23 year old Jamaican and who lives in one of Jamaica’s most premier tourism…
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Composting in 6 steps
Recently I’ve noticed that the soil in my garden has lost a substantial amount of nutrients over the years. The soil has very little surface cover and dries out very quickly after its been watered taking down the minerals and organic nutrients closer to the surface. These minerals and nutrients are important for the soil…
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2018 in Review
I can sum up this year by saying that it has been a lot. I have accomplished so many things this year that I am extremely proud of. There are many personal goals written and unwritten that I did this year too. But this year has also been extremely hard and I’ve had to make…
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My 2nd Internship
Long time no write, I took a break from this blog for a few months because there was so much going on in my life and I had no creativity and the energy to write. Now I’m back and more refreshed than ever. While I was away I ended up completing the internship that I…
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Plastic Ban – a turning Point for Jamaica?
The Jamaican Government announced that on January 1st 2019, the importation, distribution and manufacture of certain types of disposable plastic will be banned. This includes plastic bags, plastic straws and styrofoam products. This is a big step for Jamaica. For as long as I can remember Jamaica has had a plastic problem. In Montego Bay,…
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A year since Irma…
It’s been a year since hurricane Irma made landfall in South Florida and changed the trajectory of my final year. Being from Jamaica hurricanes weren’t a new thing to me. I had experience many in my life. I knew exactly what to do to prepare for one. I knew how to stay safe during…
Nick on the Go 